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tf.random_normal_initializer
Initializer that generates tensors with a normal distribution.
tf.random_normal_initializer(
    mean=0.0, stddev=0.05, seed=None
)
Initializers allow you to pre-specify an initialization strategy, encoded in the Initializer object, without knowing the shape and dtype of the variable being initialized.
Examples:
def make_variables(k, initializer):
  return (tf.Variable(initializer(shape=[k], dtype=tf.float32)),
          tf.Variable(initializer(shape=[k, k], dtype=tf.float32)))
v1, v2 = make_variables(3,
                        tf.random_normal_initializer(mean=1., stddev=2.))
v1
<tf.Variable ... shape=(3,) ... numpy=array([...], dtype=float32)>
v2
<tf.Variable ... shape=(3, 3) ... numpy=
make_variables(4, tf.random_uniform_initializer(minval=-1., maxval=1.))
(<tf.Variable...shape=(4,) dtype=float32...>, <tf.Variable...shape=(4, 4) ...
| Args | |
|---|---|
| mean | a python scalar or a scalar tensor. Mean of the random values to generate. | 
| stddev | a python scalar or a scalar tensor. Standard deviation of the random values to generate. | 
| seed | A Python integer. Used to create random seeds. See tf.random.set_seedfor behavior. | 
Methods
from_config
  
  @classmethod
from_config(
    config
)
Instantiates an initializer from a configuration dictionary.
Example:
initializer = RandomUniform(-1, 1)
config = initializer.get_config()
initializer = RandomUniform.from_config(config)
| Args | |
|---|---|
| config | A Python dictionary. It will typically be the output of get_config. | 
| Returns | |
|---|---|
| An Initializer instance. | 
get_config
  
  get_config()
Returns the configuration of the initializer as a JSON-serializable dict.
| Returns | |
|---|---|
| A JSON-serializable Python dict. | 
__call__
  
  __call__(
    shape, dtype=tf.dtypes.float32, **kwargs
)
Returns a tensor object initialized as specified by the initializer.
| Args | |
|---|---|
| shape | Shape of the tensor. | 
| dtype | Optional dtype of the tensor. Only floating point types are supported. | 
| **kwargs | Additional keyword arguments. | 
| Raises | |
|---|---|
| ValueError | If the dtype is not floating point | 
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Code samples licensed under the Apache 2.0 License.
 https://www.tensorflow.org/versions/r2.4/api_docs/python/tf/random_normal_initializer